My teenage daughter told me that two of her friends had developed a crush on each other, but she said that one of the friends had a girlfriend. Both of the friends had come to her for advice but neither had wanted to tell the other one. Today her friend with a girlfriend came to school and said to my daughter "I made my choice, I broke up with my girlfriend." My daughter gave her a hug and she cried on her shoulder. What should my daughter do?
You need to step back and stay out of it. All this teenage drama is normal and in the olden days would run its course and be over with it just seems so much more dramatic because it's so in your face with social media. Just let your daughter alone. She will be friends with our not, she will be gay or not. As the other poster said just tell her you love her and get out of her every minute business.
Your daughter sounds like she's being a good friend. She should continue to do exactly what she's doing. A high school relationship ended. This happens on a second-by-second basis. Whether the kids involved are boys, girls, or purple Martians with polka-dots, everyone needs a shoulder to cry on.
I would just hug your daughter and tell her to do what she believes is right. It's not her issue to "set up" her friends nor should it be. She should stay out of other people's love lives. Especially at that age, there's so much drama in young people. If the friends are really interested in one another then they'll find their own way to be together. :) A "set up" between friends seems like a potentially quick way to implode a long friendship. I'd try to focus on how your daughter feels about this and how she is affected.
It's nice to hear that your daughter and you have such an open and honest relationship. It'll serve you both well for your lives. We could take some lessons from you. :) I'm sure that you will make a good choice of words for this, because it seems you have set yourself up for being in a good place with your daughter already. Just aim to do good and not to exert too much influence on others personal lives. That would be my advise to my daughters. Focus on being the best person you can be, to others, and of course academically. Don't invest yourself in the outcome of other people's relationships because in the end you don't really have any control there. :) it's a great opportunity to learn a valuable life lesson no matter the sexuality of the people involved. This is a modern time and universal rules still apply to these same-sex relationships too. :)
Nothing. She should not do or say anything - it's none of her business.
